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Seattle city employees say low pay, safety contribute to vacancies
11 unions representing almost 6,000 city workers are bargaining for new three-year contracts.
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WA senators just released more previously redacted records
Leaders said they didn’t have more hidden information, but memos show blacked-out emails to cannabis lobbyists and texts with redacted bill names.
Environment
Washington considers consolidating elk management
Critics say that eliminating local control of the 10 populations in favor of a statewide plan could threaten Native treaty rights.
Environment
Some E-bike companies are pushing against right-to-repair laws
Fires caused by rechargeable batteries spark controversy over whether e-bike owners should be allowed to make repairs themselves.
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Washington state buys shuttered psychiatric hospital in Tukwila
Cascade Behavioral Health’s parent company closed the 137-bed facility last month. Now the state hopes the acquisition will expand treatment options.